The newly elected national president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, announced that the Congress will pursue a new national minimum‑wage law with urgency. He made this statement on Wednesday while delivering his inauguration address after being sworn in as NLC president in Abuja. Ajaero’s election was confirmed at the 13th National Delegates Conference held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
In his speech, Ajaero said, “The NLC will pursue with utmost urgency a new national minimum‑wage law that takes into account the objective realities of our socio‑economy, expands its reach to cover more workers, and creates variables and thresholds for automatic adjustment of the nation’s wage floor. This will avoid unnecessary politicking and impunity by our employers and reduce the suffering of Nigerian workers.” He added that the Congress is committed to resolutely defending the interests and desires of Nigerian workers and, by extension, the majority of the Nigerian masses. “We pledge our loyalty to the NLC, Nigerian workers, the Nigerian masses, and Nigeria. Our thoughts and actions will be guided by this avowal.”
Ajaero emphasized the need to rebuild stronger solidarities with the people of Nigeria, positioning the NLC as the carrier of their desires and the amplifier of their voices. “We shall not only speak for the 133 million Nigerians who are multidimensionally poor, but also seek platforms to lift the shackles of poverty from their shoulders. We will once again be the true champions of the Nigerian people, crying their cries and jointly waging our wars against all forces of impoverishment and misery.”
The labour leader also said the NLC would engage the Federal Government on measures to cut down the cost of governance, eliminate waste, and reduce opportunities for corruption that drain the economy.
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